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๐Ÿ”ฅ Hot Loops Revealed! ๐Ÿ”ฅ

We are feeling that relief when you *finally* get to share an exciting secret! At the fabulous Hot Loops virtual party this weekend, we revealed our TWO indie dyers – Terra of Mitchell’s Creations and Renee of Spun Rightย Round! Located just north of New Orleans, Terra has quickly grown her dyeing studio into a creative…
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[SCOOP] Go ahead, you deserve it ๐Ÿ˜˜

So many of you joined us for the 7-Day Knit Stars Challenge! Congratulations on making some time just for YOU and your knitting practice. Now, how about anย exclusive kit to reward yourself?! We created these kits especially to celebrate YOU, at special savings of more than 30% off. It’s our way of saying thank you…
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[SCOOP] You spin me round… ๐Ÿ‘ฉโ€๐ŸŽค๐Ÿค˜๐ŸŽถ

If you’re a fan of ’80s music like me… Our April Pop-Up dyer is going to have you singing along to the ’80s classic “You Spin Me Round” for the rest of the week (sorry not sorry!) ๐Ÿ‘ฉโ€๐ŸŽค๐Ÿค˜๐ŸŽถ Renee Hahnel created Spun Right Round Yarns back in 2009 as a part-time operation, offering hand-dyed fiber…
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[SCOOP] You are the Star ๐ŸŒŸ

Some big things are happening in the Loops and Knit Stars worlds. Fifteen years ago, I founded Loops as a local yarn store in Tulsa. Then, 7 years ago, we found a way to turn the Loops experience into a membership called LoopsClub. A year after that came my biggest passion project to date –…
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Your Ticket to Spring Hot Loops! ๐Ÿ”ฅ

When it comes to knitting, we all have our challenges. Whether we’re making our first lopsided scarf… tackling our first steek… or simply just trying to make time for ourselves and our craft. So we’re excited to announce something NEW and FREE: ๐Ÿ’ซ๐Ÿ’ช๐ŸฝThe 7-Day Knit Stars Challenge!ย ๐Ÿ’ช๐Ÿฝ๐Ÿ’ซ Each day for 7 Days, we’ll focus on…
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Julie Boydell and Dyed by Hand Yarns

Our featured dyer for this month’s pop-up shop, Julie, lives in a beautiful part of Australia. We asked her to share with us a little more about her part of the world. Read below to learn more about her daily life and what inspires her. I live on a 83acre/33hectare rural property near the little…
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Getting closer ๐Ÿ’—

You and me, my friend. We’re the creators. The innovators. We’re the colorful ones pushing the envelope. Making stuff. Getting stuff done. And often, that can mean we get lonely. Never more so than over the past year. So I’d like to take this moment to let you know I see you. I honor your…
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Dyes from Down Under ๐Ÿจ + Hedgehog! ๐Ÿฆ”

Has this ever happened to you? Has the universe ever seemed to just plop a person directly into your path…and you knew, instantly, that person would become a friend? A couple of weeks ago, a familiar face popped up in our freeย Knit the World Together Facebook group. She introduced herself to the group, and her…
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Sharon’s knitalong and a freebie ๐Ÿ˜ป

This just in from Sharon from Security… Casapinka has just announced a new Mystery Knitalong! This one might be a little different…Sharon from security (pictured below ๐Ÿ˜ป) had a big hand – paw? – in the design for this new mystery knitalong! The Sharon Show will be an approachable and fun rectangular shawl with four…
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Surprise bags, anyone? ๐Ÿฅณ

Who doesn’t like a surprise…a mystery?! Loops loves curating and giving fiber lovers a smile in their mailbox ๐Ÿ“ซ๐Ÿ’™ We have a new way to curate and share our fiber love – Surprise Bags! We have four on-trend *effortless* Loops projects for you to choose from…you pick the pattern and we will surprise you with…
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There’s no place like… ๐Ÿ‘ 

It’s kind of a conundrum… You’re looking ahead to sweater weather, but you’re not yet in the mood to work with heavy wools. Loops Trooper Evelyn solved the puzzle with this super-cute, transitional top in Gusto, a lightweight tonal merino dyed especially for Loops! “Tilly” by This.Bird.Knits is a wearable little top with airy lace…
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Give me Liberty [yarn]…and 3 free patterns!๐Ÿ˜Ž

Sometimes life can be a tangled skein. You know what I mean… A series of “what the what?!” moments that keep you from getting to the fun part that you love the most. So we’ve made it our mission to do the untangling for you… Coming soon… …wait for it… (Are you excited yet?????) *It’s…
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